TOUR de RICKY: WOODOAKS FARM 2025

Wow! What a fantastic day we had, we are already looking forward to 2026 … check out the souvenirs still available from 2025:

ENTRIES FOR 2026 WILL GO ON SALE IN DECEMBER 2025.

QUICK LINKS:

ROUTES …… GETTING THERE …… BADGES …… CAPS …… FESTIVAL OF CYCLING …… WOODOAKS FARM …… SPOKES …… WATFORD CYCLE HUB …… RIDE WITH GPS ….. SHIMANO ….. FREEWHEEL ……. SPECIALIZED RUISLIP …. TAILFIN …..NEWLANE FOLDING CYCLE HELMETS …… PRO-CYCLING TRUMPS …… KALAS CYCLING KIT …….. CREATIVE JUICES BREWING …. VOLUNTEER

2025 SOLD OUT; TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS ABOUT THE 2026 TOUR de RICKY – REGISTER HERE

Essential Video from the 2025 Tour de Ricky

Prize Riders’ Draw for all starters on the day

Free Energy Drink Powder on the day from Bikefood

Charles Whitton Photography will be taking photos en route for you to purchase at

https://bit.ly/TourDeRicky-2025-CharlesWhittonPhotography

ON THE DAY

Your Tour de Ricky start times are as follows:

200km riders 8am

100km riders 9am

50km riders 10am

YOU MAY CHANGE ROUTES BUT MUST NOTIFY US AT THE START.

To avoid later starters creating a queue and holding up earlier leavers, your Brevet Cards will only be available an hour before your start. If you are upgrading to a longer route, this won’t be ideal but you should ask, politely, if you can have your Brevet Card early. If you are going down a distance this will not be an issue.

We would encourage you to ride to the venue as their isn’t enough parking for everyone. There is a general parking fee but it wil be free for riders. If you can’t get in, then there is plenty of street parking around Maple Cross, especially on the Old Uxbridge Road heading Southwards from Woodoaks Farm.

At the start, pick up your Brevet Card, have a coffee/tea from the Tea Shack and enjoy the atmosphere.

When you pick up your Brevet Card you’ll find two Prize Draw entry tokens in your pack. There are different prizes and you can put each token into one of the prize draw boxes. The more the value the less winners, whilst other prizes may have multiple winners. You get the chance to pick which prizes to go for, whailst gambling on the odds, which are dictated by how many other riders go for the same prize! It’s gonna be fun, choose your entries carefully.

Sadly, it seems that Freewheel / Shimano UK are having financial issues and can no longer afford to support the event (and we understand others). Their latest publicly filed accounts appear to indicate plunging revenues. Notwithstanding their situation, they have, rather unprofessionally in our opinion, reneged on the agreement which means they won’t be present. We would certainly beware of purchasing through Freewheel in the circumstances.

Nevertheless, the event has actually got even better despite Freewheel’s unprofessional behaviour as Specialized Ruislip have stepped up and supplied two £50 vouchers redeemable at the shop in Ruislip. We have added other prizes too, and there may even be more …. Tour de Ricky just gets better!

Finally, if you live locally, you will be aware that there are roadworks along the A412 outside the venue. We will confirm access before the event but are currently thinking of using another entrance along the road … we will update you.

With so many entries, tweaked routes, new controls, a finisher’s roundel and much more, this look like it’s gonna be a mega event.

ORDER TOUR de RICKY KIT HERE

DISCOUNTED TOUR de RICKY KIT CAN BE ORDERED IN ADVANCE.

ORDERS BEFORE 5th MARCH

CAPS: £11 (£15 after 5 March)

JERSEYS £49.50 (£60 after 5 March)

TO BE COLLECTED AT THE EVENT ON THE DAY – WE ARE SEEKING A PRE-EVENT PICK UP FACILTY … MORE WHEN WE HAVE FINAL DETAILS

ORDERS AFTER 5 MARCH: CAPS £15 JERSEYS £60 – WILL BE POSTED IF NOT READY FOR COLLECTION AT THE EVENT.

BARGAIN PRICES ON BOTH, THESE ARE TRADITIONAL COTTON CAPS AND THE JERSEYS ARE HIGH QUALITY KALAS SPINN (at almost half retail price for early orders and over 30% off for later orders)

You must be over 16 to enter via British Cycling and if you are 16 or 17 years of age you will need to bring a Parental Consent form along on the day.

BIKEFOOD are the official Energy Drink Supplier at the Tour de Ricky. Available to add to your water bottles at the Start and the controls

At the sign on, riders can enter a prize draw, which will be drawn whilst riders are out on the course, so that the lucky winners can collect their prizes when they finish. Prizes not collected on the day will be forfeited.

One NEWLANE FOLDING COMMUTER CYCLING HELMET

Two £50 VOUCHERS redeemable at the SPECIALIZED Store in RUISLIP

One TAILFIN TOP TUBE BAG

Three 1 YEAR PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTIONS TO RIDE WITH GPS

Two PACKS OF PRO CYCLING TRUMPS PLAYING CARDS.

Ten FREE ENTRIES TO THE RANDONAX RIDES FROM RUISLIP ON 25th AUGUST (Bank Holiday Monday)

Five WEST LONDON CYCLING Snoods

Two Tour de Ricky Caps (kindly donated by Chris Apperley)

We are continuing the theme of a cycling festival for the communities of West Hertfordshire and West London. There will be a Finisher’s Roundel for eveyone completing one of the three routes, You will be able to switch routes on the day if you feel more, or less, ambitious.

Look out for all the cycling related stalls at the start line …. it’s a special day!

FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES, FAMILY FUN AND MORE ON THE DAY

There will be ongoing activities at Woodoaks Farm whilst the riders are exploring the hinterland, so bring the family along for a great day out at Woodoaks Farm.

Details of activities to be announced, but the onsite cafe will have delicious fayre on sale and Creative Juices Brewing Company Bar will be serving their excellent beers for you to enjoy.

We will be adding prizes and organising games throughout the day, the kids should certainly enjoy a game or two of Pro Cycling Trumps … an excellent card game for all the family.

Get involved – Volunteers keep the local community alive!

If you’re interested, email Dave Morrison, the organiser: dave.morrisonR@gmail.com or contact West London Cycling here or via the ‘CONTACT US‘ link above in the menu at the top of the page.

The people behind the Tour de Ricky – supporting cycling in London’s North West hinterland

WEST LONDON CYCLING RUSTYNAX RIDES

WEST LONDON CYCLING RANDONAX RIDES

WATFORD CYCLE HUB

Watford Cycle Hub

SPOKES – TRY A GUIDED RIDE

Spokes Cycling Group

WOODOAKS FARM

Woodoaks Farm – Growing Together

THE TEA SHACK

The Tea Shack at Woodoaks

TAILFIN BIKE PACKING GEAR

TAILFIN BIKE PACKING KIT

CREATIVE JUICES BREWING COMPANY

Creative Juices Brewing Company

SPECIALIZED CONCEPT STORE RUISLIP (LONDON)

SPECIALIZED RUISLIP … YEAH, IT’S SPECIAL !

KALAS QUALITY CYCLING GEAR

KALAS SPORTSWEAR

NEWLANE FOLDING CYCLE HELMETS

THE HELMET THAT FITS INTO YOUR LIFE AND BAG Foldable. Packable. Safe

RIDE WITH GPS

RIDE WITH GPS – The World’s leading cycling route app

RANDONAX 2025 Bank Holiday Monday 25th August 2025 St.Martin’s Church RUISLIP

PRO CYCLING TRUMPS

The family card game for all cyclists

GETTING THERE

Unfortunately TfL are not running the Metroploitan Line anywhere other than between Harrow and Rickmansworth on the day. The Chiltern Line from Marylebone may be an option if you are coming from Central London.